Talk:Dot Moore

Noncompliance
This article, while not poorly written, cites zero references and seems to have a fair amount of original research. Let's try to get some WP:ATTribution going. Also, we need to trim down on the rationale-less fair use images. /Blaxthos 23:35, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Re-request
I am re-requesting that this article be updated. We need reliable sources and fewer fair-use images. /Blaxthos 15:21, 21 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I spoke to the Dot Moore who wrote Oracle of the Ages this week, and if she was dead she did not mention it.
 * I belive this is a case of two Alabamians with the same name. Jon Sampiro (talk) 18:48, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Information is correct
I am Dot's Cousin and everything in this article is 100% right on. Only thing I can add is that the steamship agency her father was half owner in is Fillette-Green, which still exists today in Mobile, AL.98.132.56.77 17:26, 28 October 2007 (UTC)Steven M. Bryan, Sr.

More on Noncompliance
It is clear that Dot Moore achieved a lot, and easily qualifies as a "notable" person, deserving a Wikkipedia entry. This article, however, is missing some important features, as others have noted, even though it is clear that a great deal of effort has gone into it.

First, some indication of the information sources really, really needs to be provided. Wikipedia standards require "reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject", usually meaning publications of some sort, by sources unconnected to the subject by relationship or financial link. Personally, I think the article would be greatly improved just by stating where the information came from ("interview on May 3rd 2003 with Joe Smith, one-time neighbor of Dot Moore", or the like), even though this would *not* satisfy Wikipedia standards since that would constitute original research.

Second, articles need to be written from a "neutral point of view". In the case of the Dot Moore article, though, it seems clear, at least to me, that the writer is a friend or fan of Ms. Moore, making the article sound more "fanzine" than encylopedia. Perhaps that is only my perception.

Finally, there are 7 phototgraphs of Dot Moore in the article, all copyright, I think, by the "Mobile Register". I am not at all expert in this area, but believe the article would be improved, in terms of being able to claim "fair use" of a copyright image, to pick one of them as representative and delete the rest. Martha F. Watson 14:21, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Dot Moore 2.JPG
Image:Dot Moore 2.JPG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 07:23, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Dot Moore 3.JPG
Image:Dot Moore 3.JPG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 07:24, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Dot Moore 4.JPG
Image:Dot Moore 4.JPG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 07:24, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Dot Moore 5.JPG
Image:Dot Moore 5.JPG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 07:24, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Notability?
The only source on this subject that I could find is here: https://al-ba.com/wp2/dot-moore/

The header paragraph seems to have been copied from this source, as well as some details. Otherwise, this article seems to be entirely original research, maybe by a relative of the subject. Without better sources, it's hard to verify the notability. Any thoughts?

Adleid (talk) 00:49, 16 February 2024 (UTC)